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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0159" sponsor="Logan J. Monson" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0755" date="1/6/2026 14:01:47" printDate="01-06 14:57" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>5</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026" retrodate="01/01/2026"><seclist><sect action="E" src="code" buid="1" uid="C59-10-S1049_2026050620260506" sort="59 10 10490020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026" taxretro="true" retrodate="01/01/2026">59-10-1049</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="4" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/><sect src="uncod" untype="retro" buid="3" uid="REO0000" sort="UZF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">First Responder Volunteer Tax Credit</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Logan J. Monson</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill enacts an income tax credit for first responder volunteers.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">enacts a nonrefundable income tax credit for certain first responder volunteers in an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>amount corresponding to hours of service; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">requires first responder volunteers to obtain certification from the first responder agency <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>to claim the tax credit.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="13">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">Other Special Clauses:<ocl type="retro" sort="7" numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">This bill provides retrospective operation.</ocl></oc><sa numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saent numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="59-10-1049" src="code" uid="C59-10-S1049_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="59 10 10490020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><bold>59-10-1049</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="19"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="59-10-1049" type="enact" src="code" uid="C59-10-S1049_2026050620260506" sort="59 10 10490020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-2" number="59-10-1049" type="enact"><secline lineno="21">Section 1. Section <bold>59-10-1049</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><catline lineno="22"><bold>59-10-1049<parens/>. Nonrefundable tax credit for first responder volunteers.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-1" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-2" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="7" groupid="6" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"First responder agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-21-101"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-4"/>53-21-101</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-3" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-5" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="10" groupid="8" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"First responder volunteer" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53B-8-117"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-6"/>53B-8-117</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-4" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="13" groupid="10" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Qualifying claimant" means an individual who during the taxable year performs at <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-8"/>least 100 documented hours of volunteer work within the state as a first responder <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-9"/>volunteer, as stated on the certificate described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="59-10-1049(3)(a)">(3)(a)</xref>.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-5" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="16" groupid="12" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">Subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="59-10-1049(3)">(3)</xref>, a qualifying claimant may claim a nonrefundable tax credit in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-11"/>an amount equal to:</amend><subsection ssid="1-6" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="19" groupid="14" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">for a qualifying claimant who during the taxable year performs at least 100 but less <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-13"/>than 200 documented hours of volunteer work within the state as a first responder <ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-14"/>volunteer, as stated on the certificate described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="59-10-1049(3)(a)">(3)(a)</xref>, $250; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-7" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="22" groupid="16" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">for a qualifying claimant who during the taxable year performs 200 or more <ln numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-16"/>documented hours of volunteer work within the state as a first responder volunteer, as <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-17"/>stated on the certificate described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="59-10-1049(3)(a)">(3)(a)</xref>, $500.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-8" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-9" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="28" groupid="20" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">To claim a tax credit under this section, a qualifying claimant shall, using a form <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-19"/>prescribed by the commission, obtain a certificate from the first responder agency for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-20"/>which the qualifying claimant performed volunteer work documenting the number of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-21"/>hours of volunteer work that the qualifying claimant performed for the first responder <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-22"/>agency during the taxable year.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-10" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" groupid="22" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">A qualifying claimant who claims a tax credit under this section shall retain the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-24"/>certificate described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="59-10-1049(3)(a)">(3)(a)</xref> for the same time period a person is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-25"/>required to keep books and records under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="59-1-1406">59-1-1406</xref>.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-11" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-26" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="34" groupid="24" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">A qualifying claimant may not carry forward or carry back the amount of the tax credit <ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-27"/>that exceeds the qualifying claimant's tax liability for the taxable year.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="4" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="48">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="49"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec><bsec buid="3" type="uncod" untype="retro" src="uncod" uid="REO0000" sort="UZF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="3-1" sn="3"><section type="uncod" untype="retro" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="50">Section 3.  <bold>Retrospective operation.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="51"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill has retrospective operation for a taxable year beginning on or after <retrodate uid="bill" date="1/1/2026">January 1, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="3-3"/>2026</retrodate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-6-26 2:57 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>